Toronto Schools: Putting Our Best Architectural Foot Forward. The ACO asked Mr. Bozikovic to give an overview of 100 years of public investment in Toronto Schools, architectural highlights and the process of commission and creation. He addresses current government priorities and his sense of decline. ----- Alex Bozikovic is the architecture critic for the Globe and Mail and has also written for publications such as Azure, Frame and Wallpaper. He is also the co-founder of Toronto Architecture: A...
Topics: Alex Bozikovic, ACO AT RISK Symposium, TDSB, Toronto District Schoolboard, Toronto Architecture,...

315 pages : 25 cm
Topics: Architecture -- Ontario -- Toronto -- History, Buildings -- Ontario -- Toronto, Architecture --...

Marco Polo is an Associate Professor at Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural Science. His research focuses on the history, theory and criticism of Canadian Modern architecture. Marco gives an overview of what the Centennial projects meant for Canadian identity at the time, with examples from Toronto and Ontario.
Topics: Marco Polo, Canada Centennial Architecture, Brutalist Architecture, ACO 150 Plus, Canada...

Eberhard Zeidler was the Senior Partner of Zeidler Partnership Architects, responsible for the firm’s design work from 1963 to 2008.  His work includes Ontario Place, The Galleria at Eaton Centre in Toronto, and Canada Place in Vancouver. Eberhard speaks about the original vision for Ontario Place, the Centennial project he designed.
Topics: Eberhard Zeidler, Ontario Place, ACO Toronto, Toronto Architecture, ACO Toronto 150 Plus Symposium,...

Carolyn King (far right), Madeleine McDowell (second right), Sharon Vattay (second left), Michael McClelland (far left) in a panel discussion for ACO Toronto 150 Plus.
Topics: Toronto Architecture, Canada cultural heritage, Canada

A registered architect and founding partner of ERA Architects, Michael McClelland specializes in heritage conservation, heritage planning, and urban design.  Michael is an editor of Concrete Toronto and The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto’s First Immigrant Neighbourhood.  In this session Michael will be speaking about the relationship between brutalist architecture and Canada’s Centennial projects.
Topics: Brutalist Architecture, Toronto, Canada, Michael McClelland, Canada Centennial Project, Toronto...

The architectural essence of Toronto schools of all periods. A photographic essay by Vik Pahwa, of Toronto schools with architect attribution. You can find more work by Vik Pahwa at vikpahwa.com Music, "Euclase" by Off Land courtesy of Stasis Recordings. At the end of the segment, some photos of the state of disrepair in Toronto Public Schools. Also, some brief words by Vik Pahwa on this and other projects he works on.
Topics: Vik Pahwah, TDSB, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Architecture, Architectural Photography,...